Employee allegedly stole $50K from Worcester pawn shop

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Mar 21, 2013 at 6:00 AMMar 21, 2013 at 1:53 PM

WORCESTER — A Devens Road man was arrested for allegedly stealing around $50,000 from a Park Avenue pawn shop.

Jose Martinez, 40, of 6 Devens Road, was charged with larceny of more than $250 by a single scheme. He was arrested Tuesday after police found him and escorted him to police headquarters for questioning.

Police said they went to Park Avenue Pawn at 652 Park Ave. in January for a report of a large amount of cash stolen over the course of more than a year. Police said a former employee was identified as a suspect.

The former employee, Mr. Martinez, allegedly stole more than $50,000 by making false transactions in a scheme that involved using names and information of fictitious customers. He also recorded false data into the computer system in order to take cash from the register, police said.